Barrel.



J. W. McNEIL.

, BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 19, 1916. 1,262,222

Patented Apr. 9, 1918. I

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BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 19, I9I6.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

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Specification of Lettera intent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

' Applicationflledbetober 19,1918. Serial remorse.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JAMES WILLIAM Mc- NEIL, a subject of the King of England, and a resident of Newark, county of Essex, and

State of New Jersey, have invented certain.

new and useful Improvements in Barrels, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description. 4

This invention relates more particularly to steel barrels. a

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a strong and light barrel which will have the general appearance of the ordinary wood barrel and which may have its body formed of a single piece of sheet steel or other metal, thus overcoming many of the objections incident to barrels and their manufacture wherein the body is made up of independent staves.

7 Another object of the invention is to provide a barrel in which the body may have strengthening ribs extending substantially the whole length thereof and other alternately arranged ribs extending part of the length of the body to adapt the body to be strengthened throughout its entire length and also additionally strengthened at the heads or ends of the body.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a barrel wherein the strengthening parts or ribs may be formed in the body and so constructed and arranged that they form a rest or seat for the barrel heads; and to provide'means whereby thebarrel may be ma-.

panying drawings, which form a part of .this application, and will then bepointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is "a sectional elevation of one form of barrel embodying f the invention. r

Fig. 2 is a planview partly broken away H of the construction shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view taken on the line IIIIII'of Fig. 1.

Fig.4'is a fragmentary detail view of the sheet metal blank prior-to forming the bulge or bilged part of the barrel and the strengthening ribs of the barrel body Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary verti cal section taken through one ofthe longer strengtheningribs of the barrel. v I Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section through one of the shorter barrel.

ribs.

F Fig. 7 is a fragmentary plan view of Fig. 8 is a fragmentary plan of 6.

' Fig. 9 is a fragmentary section-taken on the line IX-IX of Fig. 5', showing one form v of means for securing the heads and several parts together.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary plan view of the outer strengthening band or member at the head. I

mem er shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a fragmentaryplan view showmg the head and the retaining band or 11 is a fragmentary 15606011 0f the." I

member for holding the head .to the barrel H body; and

Fig-13 is a fragmentary vertical section of the head and holding band or member shown in Fig. 12.

The barrel body 10 usually of thin sheet steel is bulged at the center as in an ordinary barrel and along the bodyare ribs 11 which extend substantially the entire length of the body. Alternately arranged ribs 12 are 10- cated between the ribs 11, and said ribs 12 extend from opposite ends of the barrel body to a point. somewhat less than midway of said body and may extend substantially onethird thereof or otherwise. The ribs 11 extend transversely inward from the barrel body 'at the ends to a somewhat greater degree than at the center of the barrel body, while the ribs 12 extend transversely and inward at the outer ends somewhat less than the ribs 11 and taper gradually lengthwise of the body so as to merge or blend intothe I body. .The ribs 11 as well as the ribs 12.

are formed by pressing or otherwise by any suitable means a sheet of steel or other metal to form a bulge orbilged part substantially central thereof, and for this reason the ribs or that part of the sheet utilized to form the ribs taper from the outer edges inward or is greatest at the edges as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. The sheet metal is cut away at 13 a partof its length along its edges corresponding to the amount of metal utilized in forming the ribs 11 and the metal sheet is cut awayat 14 between the cut-away portions 13 where the shorter ribs 12 are formed. -When the barrel body is formed, the metal which is pressed to form the ribs 11 and 12-brings the edges of the metal between the cut-away portions 13 and 14. close together so that the serrated edges iii-"the blank shown' in Fig. 4,

when the ribs are formed, willresult in sub- Istan'tially continuous bands which extend beyond the ends of the ribs. The free ends of the sheet after the ribs are formed are welded together to complete the body or double lapped and riveted or provided with any other Suitable fastening means for said ends. t

A head 15 substantially cylindrical in form is adapted to rest uponthe shoulders f 16 of the ribs 11 and 12 formed by the ends of said ribs. Thereis a head at each end of the barrel body which may be similarly constructed and which may be held toithe body in the sameway. -Each head v has an outwardly'extending flange 17 which is. adapted to be engaged by the turned over end or edge 18 of an annular member or retaining ring 19. The member 19 while the barrel is being assembled is first in the form shown .in 13, and later has its outer portion bent over as shown in Figs.

"5 and 6, to provide an annular part sub stantially lJ-shaped in cross-section which forms an annular channelfor the reception of the flan-gel? of the head 15 The head holding member 19 may be of steel and may be made of suiiiciently light material to per-.

mit it to be readily forced or spun over the flange 17 of the head 15 so that the turned 7 over portion 18 may be spread or opened to adapt either or both heads to be removed. The member 19 has pendent portions,20 forming slots or channels 20 between the same to adapt the portions 20 to lit between the ribs 11 and 12. An annular reinforcing band, member or hoop 21-is arranged on the outside of the barrel body at each end thereof, and between the part 22 of said hoop or band 21 and-the member 19 is an annular channel for the reception of the outwardly extending parts 22 of the barrel body, which latter are formed by the cut-away portions 13 and 14, and which extend beyond the ribs and form a substantially annular flange beyond the ends of the ribs 11 and 12. The member 21 has a skirt portion 23 slightly flared to 1 correspond to the shape of the her for each head h barrel body and extends inward along the body a short distance, and at intervals about the barrel body, the skirt portion 23, the parts 22, and the body of the barrel are held together by rivets 24 or otherwise.

The head retaining member 19, the member21, the flange 17 of the barrel head: and

the parts 22 of the barrel body at each end.

of thebarrel may be secured togetherlby staples 25 or otherwise. hese staples have shanks 26 which pass through openings in the several parts and have their inner ends, as 27, bent bv'er so as to hold the staples in place and in such a way that; the ends 27 may be spread apart and the staples re moved when it is desired toremove either 7 one or bothof the heads 15.

The body of thebarrel at opposite sides of the center may be provided with a strengthening hoop 28'. Each hoop 28-may be secured by rivets or otherwise. to the, barrel body and serves to'assist in imaterially. strengthening the barrel and in giving the barrel barrel.

It will be evident from the foregoing'that a simple and eflicient barrel is provided fiwhich is strong and is easily and cheaply manufactured; that a construction is provided whereby-the barrel body maybe made of a single sheet and reinforced lengthwise- .of the barrel body with substantially little or no waste; and that said barrel is efiective for holding either granular material o r objects of different sizes and is also adapted .to permit the same to be arranged for holding liquids or semi-liquids Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the appearance of an ordinary 1. In combination, a barrel body provided near its end with internal shoulders, therim of the barrel projecting beyond the shoulders, a head fitted down in the barrel and resting on said shoulders, said head shoulders of the ribs, and having outwardly-.-

extending annular fianges,-a retaining memaving parts extending inward between the ribs and having its outer portion adapted to be bent over the flange of the heads so as to form a substantially U-sheped retaining part, an outer .annular member arranged at each end of the barrel body and havin a skirt portion extending along a part said body and having another I)? located'around the promembers, the barre body, and the outer annular members together.

. a 3. "A metal barrel comprising a body havinternal ribs extending lengthwise thereof, said ribs forming shoulders, heads seated upon said shoulders of theribs and having outwardly extending annular flanges, a retaining member for each head having parts extending inward between the ribs and having its'outer portions adapted to be bent over the flanges of the heads so as to form a substantial1y=U-shaped retaining part, an outer annular member arranged at each end of the barrel body and having a skirt portion extending along a part of said body and having another part located around the projectin part of the barrel body extending beyon the ribs, and fastenings for securing the heads, the retaining members, the barrel body and the annular members together.

4. A metal barrel comprising a bod having ribs extending lengt wise thereo said ribs forming shoulders, heads seated upon said shoulders of the ribs and having outwardly extending annular flanges, a retaining member for each head having parts extending inward between the ribs and having its outer portions ada ted to be bent over the flanges of the hea s so as to form a substantially U-shaped retaining part, an annular member arranged at each end of the barrel body, hoops arranged around the barrel body,and means for securing the head and the barrel body together.

. This specification signed this 18th day of October, A. D. 1916.

' Jar/ as WILLIAM MoKEIL. 

